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WordPress How to Make a Website with WordPress WordPress Themes Theme Frameworks

Posted by Pete Juratovic
Pete Juratovic
363 Points

Custom Theme Development on Frame Platforms?

Can you add a custom design or html file to an existing theme framework? What would be the benefit of using Canvas, or Genesis vs using the Wordpress core?

4 Answers

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points
Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

Hi Pete,

Treehouse have a course on this for Genesis which might give you an idea of what's available to compare with standard theme development.

I haven't created my own Genesis based theme to compare yet but generally, the idea is that the frameworks makes development quicker / easier and have a frameworks specific community behind them.

Hope that helps

-Rich

Andrew McCormick
Andrew McCormick
17,730 Points
Andrew McCormick
Andrew McCormick
17,730 Points

yes. I've made many sites based on Canvas. Just use a child-theme and style away. you can override files in Canvas just like you can with any other child theme.

Kyle Arbuckle
Kyle Arbuckle
1,124 Points
Kyle Arbuckle
Kyle Arbuckle
1,124 Points

Is it possible (or simple) to use Canvas as sort of a boilerplate like Bootstrap/Foundation and then implement your own custom website through it? Basically, not using an existing free or premium theme but making your own

Sam Katz
Sam Katz
2,986 Points
Sam Katz
Sam Katz
2,986 Points

Godaddy claims that Genesis has less formatting issues... FWIW

Sam Katz
Sam Katz
2,986 Points
Sam Katz
Sam Katz
2,986 Points

If you want to import HTML, ModX can do that, although it's hell. Also Adobe Muse is designed to take from design and go to the web.

There's also no shame in sticking with a Dreamweaver site. Just make sure your client knows how to edit it, and understands CSS enough.